Piper PA-28R N3959T
26 November 1968 · Mentone, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 November 1968 at about 15:15 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N3959T, operated by Houston NW AVI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mentone, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mentone, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N3959T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Houston NW AVI
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4172
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL CONTROL LEAK, CAUSED TOO LEAN MIXTURE. STRUCK SNOW COVERED SAND DUNES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-28R | Cubero, New Mexico, United States | Crown Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1968 | Piper PA-28R | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1968 | Piper PA-28R | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1968 | Piper PA-28R | Gardners, Pennsylvania, United States | Williamson AVI | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Dec 1968 | Piper PA-28R | Chula Vista, California, United States | Airline Traini | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1969 | Piper PA-28R | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Dayton Pilots | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |